Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 2 of a 2-part article. Read Part 1 Here Seratonin, Adrenaline and Myelin Science is now beginning to show the reasons why quality in education increases with individualization. Studies have shown for a long time that students receiving personalized, caring and quality mentorship … [Read more...]
The Chemistry of Genius?, Part 1
February 9, 2010 by Leave a Comment
New Science on What Makes Quality Education Click Here to Download a PDF of this Article This is part 1 of a 2-part article. Read Part 2 Here Harvard Business School recently emphasized that the major changes in the world tend to come from what they called “disruptive innovators.” These are surprising innovations that usually come … [Read more...]
Georgic Economics: The Genesis of Liberty
February 8, 2010 by 3 Comments
A “Georgic economy" occurs when families plant seeds after preparing the ground; they then water, tend, protect, and eventually harvest. In our modern day, it is experienced by families who adopt Georgic principles in their finances. It is compared to banking as well: Banks plant seeds (of capital) and harvests increase over time. When … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: Throw Yourself Like Seed by Miguel de Unamuno
February 7, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the "Sunday Poem" archives here. Throw Yourself Like a Seed Miguel de Unamuno Shake off this sadness, and recover your spirit sluggish you will never see the wheel of fate that brushes your heel as it turns going by, the man who wants to live is the man in whom life is abundant. Now you are only giving food to that final … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: Curiosity by Alastair Reid
January 31, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the "Sunday Poem" archives here. Curiosity Alastair Reid may have killed the cat; more likely the cat was just unlucky, or else curious to see what death was like, having no cause to go on licking paws, or fathering litter on litter of kittens, predictably. Nevertheless, to be curious is dangerous enough. To distrust what is … [Read more...]
Freedom Leadership: America’s Opportunity
January 27, 2010 by 4 Comments
Futurist John Naisbitt wrote in Mindset that success in the 21st Century will go to the opportunity leaders, not the problem solvers. America hasn’t yet figured this out. The focus of our leaders — political, corporate, media — seems mostly on problems. As Fareed Zakaria argues, the current debate in the United States is totally out of touch … [Read more...]
The New Global Aristocratic Class & the Decline of Free Enterprise
January 16, 2010 by 1 Comment
While regulation increases and economic freedom decreases in America, other nations are going the opposite direction. In order to remain prosperous and strong, America must revive the principles of free enterprise that made her great. Three New Hotspots In a two-day span, the New York Times ran two articles -- "The Tel Aviv Cluster" and "Is … [Read more...]
Beyond Liberals & Conservatives, Part 3: The New Majority
January 11, 2010 by Leave a Comment
This is part 3 of a 3-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here But the biggest shift of all may be that postmodernists and independents have a new faith: “We must save ourselves, at least as far as this world is concerned.” On one extreme, this means becoming truly self-made, like an Ayn Rand hero, building yourself and your family … [Read more...]
The 5 Types of Producers, Part 7: Overcoming 3 Crucial Mistakes
September 14, 2009 by 1 Comment
This is part 7 of a 7-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Read Part 6 Here Many producers make three predictable mistakes. Any producer who knows these mistakes and avoids them will be a better producer and create more lasting value in society. Producer Mistake #1: The Generation … [Read more...]
The 5 Types of Producers, Part 6: The Synergy of Created Value
September 13, 2009 by Leave a Comment
This is part 6 of a 7-part article. Read Part 1 Here Read Part 2 Here Read Part 3 Here Read Part 4 Here Read Part 5 Here Read Part 7 Here For any company to succeed, all five types of producers must fulfill their unique roles. This is even more true for any nation. Producer … [Read more...]
